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Entries tagged "Steven Rattner"What statement is GM making?GM's decision to renege on its plan to sell its Opel unit is a strong statement from the board that it is it, not the U.S. Government, who is running the show. Pay-to-play response threatens smaller PE firmsWhile New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's attempts to clean up after the pay-to-play scandal, the broader issue of how to deal with placement agents has proved a challenging one. Sanford scandal, the deal angleWhen a story is hot, media seek a local angle, and Fortune has found a dealmaking link to the Mark Sanford scandal. Steven Rattner goes to WashingtonSteven Rattner, managing principal of the private equity firm he co-founded nine years ago -- Quadrangle Group LLC -- will leave the firm to counsel to Secretary Geithner on the auto bailout. Newsweek floats Rattner as Treasury secretaryIt's only early August, and the party conventions haven't yet crowned their respective nominees, but Newsweek already is profiling Democratic fundraiser and dealmaker Steven Rattner, and the story reads as if it's foregone conclusion that Sen. Barack Obama will reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.... Steven Rattner steps down as chairman of DLJ Merchant BankingThe head of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, Steven Rattner, is stepping down as chairman of the Credit Suisse Group private equity unit to spend more time with family, ending a 20-year run with the firm. ... Rattner on the Weather Channel dealIf you missed CNBC's Squawk Box Monday morning, then you missed Steven Rattner, a managing principal of Quadrangle Group, offering his insight on the Weather Channel deal and the general state of private equity dealmaking. ... Private Capital Symposium Video: DLJ's Rattner on creating valueAt The Deal's Fifth Annual Private Capital Symposium, Steven Rattner, managing director of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, explained why it is easier to create value in middle-market companies. There is a difference in creating value from middle-market deals to large-cap deals, he said. "When you buy a $20 billion market cap company, those companies have their own languages and religions. ... In today's type of markets, where it is about creating value in the companies you own, it is easier to create that value in middle-market companies," Rattner explained. ... Private Capital Symposium Video: DLJ's Steven Rattner on middle-market dealsAt The Deal's Fifth Annual Private Capital Symposium, Steven Rattner, managing director of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, spoke about the effect the economy is having on middle-market deals."It is certainly having quite a bit of turmoil today, though not as much as in the large-cap deals. We are seeing that it is harder to get financing. The financing we are getting today for new deals is certainly at a lower leverage level," he added. ... Private Capital Symposium Video: Middle Market valuationsAt The Deal's Fifth Annual Private Capital Symposium Marc Kramer, managing director at Fenway Partners Inc., James Epstein, partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP, and Steven Rattner, managing director at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, spoke about the middle-market valuations. "I think sellers are understanding that the type of multiples they could sell at in '06 were unprecedented, unrealistic and probably not going to happen again in the near future," Rattner said. "I would say there are still a lot of private equity firms that are sellers in this market, and while their outward communication may be, 'We would like to wait... Video: Middle-market mattersToday, the middle market is a robust, fertile area of dealmaking in a veritable desert of megadeals. A year earlier, before the credit crunch pinched the ability of buyout firms to execute deals over $1 billion, a panel at The Deal's 2007 Private Capital Symposium discussed how most firms had abandoned the middle market to niche players. ... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Steven Rattner." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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